DLA Piper has advised Alcatel-Lucent on the sale of its cyber and communication security to Thales. This agreement comes as a result of a strategic partnership between Thales and Alcatel-Lucent, which will enable Alcatel Lucent to strengthen its position in the field of secure networks and to offer to its customers end-to-end network security solutions, combining its integrated security expertise in telecommunication products with complementary services.

The DLA Piper team included corporate partner Sonia de Kondserovsky, Arielle Locoh-Donou and Sandrine Morard and tax partner Guillaume Valois and Charles-Antoine del Valle.

Alcatel-Lucent is a leading French global telecommunications equipment company. The group employs approximately 62,000 people in 130 countries. Alcatel-Lucent is part of Euronext Paris and NYSE-Euronext.

Thales is a leading French global aerospace, defense, transportation and security company. The group employs approximately 68,000 people in 50 countries. Thales is part of Euronext Paris.